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When writing academic papers, you will usually quote or paraphrase a short passage from a book. However, in some cases, you may want to refer to an entire chapter in a book. There are a few differences between how you cite a passage and how to cite a chapter in a book in APA.
How to Cite a Chapter in a Book in APA Style
In-Text Citation
The chapter you want to refer to will be in a book that has chapters written by a variety of authors. When you refer to the chapter, provide the name of the chapter’s author(s), rather than the authors or editors of the book.
Paraphrase
(Author Surname, Chapter, Year)
Example
Inclusive practice ensures diversity is accepted and not discriminated against; school administrators should ensure that teachers create a collaborative atmosphere in the classroom (Pagliano, Chapter 3, 2018).
Quotation
(Author’s Last Name, Chapter, Year, page number)
Example
In childcare settings, “promoting equality is essential for ensuring children are accepting of others. Inclusive education is designed to address the needs of students from an academic social/emotional, and behavioral perspective” (Pagliano, Chapter 3, 2018, p. 29).
Reference list
Notice that when you cite a chapter in a book, you do not need to include the book publisher’s location, just the name of the publisher.
Last Name of Author, Initial of First Name. (Year) Title of chapter. In First Initial of Editor, Editor’s Last Name. (Ed.), Title of book (page numbers). Publisher
Example
Pagliano, P. (2018). Inclusive practices. In A. Ashman (Ed.), Education for inclusion and diversity (pp. 235-267). Pearson Australia.
Note: Do not include database information for books from academic research databases, such as Medline or ProQuest and books that are on platforms, such as Kindle. However, include a URL for eBooks from websites, and include the name of the website, if there is one.
How to Cite a Chapter in an eBook From a Website
The in-text citations are cited the same in a chapter from an eBook as they are when you cite a chapter in a book. However, the eBook may not have a page number. If there is no page number, provide the names of the chapter, section, or paragraph number.
In-text citation
(Author, Year, Page Number or Chapter Number, Section Number, Paragraph Number).
Example
(Jones & Gagnon, 2007, Chapter 1, Section 4, para. 2).
Reference list
Author’s Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Date of Publication). Title of chapter or article. In Editor(s) First Initial Last name. (Eds.), Title of book (pp. Pages). URL
Example
Jones, N. A., & Gagnon, C. M. (2007). The neurophysiology of empathy. In T. F. D. Farrow & P. W. R. Woodruff (Eds.), Empathy in mental illness. Cambridge University Press. https://prospero.murdoch.edu.au:443/record=b2130403
How to Cite a Chapter From a Multi-volume Work
Reference list
The only difference between how you cite a chapter in a book from a from a multi-volume work and other books is that you will write Vol. for a single volume and Vols. for multiple volumes.
Example
Goldin-Meadow, S. (2015). Gesture and cognitive development. In L. S. Liben & U. Mueller (Eds.), Handbook of child psychology and developmental science: (Vol. 2, pp. 339-380) John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118963418
Or
(Vols. 1-4, pp. 403-518)
How to Cite a Chapter in a Book in APA: Summary
Hopefully, we’ve clarified all your questions. For more information about how to cite a chapter in a book in APA, refer to Section 8.13 on page 264 and Section 10.2 on pages 321-325 of the APA Manual, 7th edition.
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